Regulations and Government
Europe mulls new rules for aircraft with HUD and EVS
New regulations being developed by Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) may soon enable operators of HUD-equipped aircraft to hand-fly Cat II and Cat

New regulations being developed by Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) may soon enable operators of HUD-equipped aircraft to hand-fly Cat II and Cat IIIA precision approaches and conduct Cat I approaches with a reduced runway visual range (RVR) of 400 meters instead of 550.

The proposed rules would also permit approaches in Cat II weather minimums to a decision height of 100 feet and an RVR of 400 meters on runways without touch-down zone and center line lights, as long as flight-crew training and all other Cat II requirements were satisfied. The same credits would be extended to airplanes with autoland systems. For operations of less than 400 meters, at least runway centerline lights are required.

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